Police Launch Nationwide Taxi Service Inspections
The Police Corps launched a nationwide inspection of taxi services on Tuesday, focused on road safety and on whether taxi drivers are authorised to operate taxi vehicles.
Crime & Justice
School Attack Claims Second Victim; Pupil Dies from Her Injuries
Bratislava, 1 October (TASR) - The schoolgirl who was injured in the knife attack that took place at the primary school in the village of Staskov in Cadca district (Zilina region) on Tuesday (29 September) died on Thursday, House Chair Richard Rasi (Voice-SD) has announced in Parliament.
She has become
Court Sentences Spisska Stara Ves School Attacker to 25 Years in Prison
The Specialised Criminal Court in Pezinok on Wednesday found Samuel S. guilty of last year's attack at a secondary school in the town of Spisska Stara Ves (Presov region) in which two women were killed, sentencing him to 25 years in prison.
Sutaj Estok: Primary School Knife Attack Carried Out by Eighth-grader
Staskov, 29 September (TASR) - An eighth-grade pupil carried out the knife attack at the primary school in the village of Staskov in Cadca district (Zilina region) after the first lesson of the day on Tuesday, Interior Minister Matus Sutaj Estok (Voice-SD) stated at a press conference in Staskov on
Zilinka: Inflammatory Statements Uttered by Fico Can End in Great Tragedy
Bratislava, 24 September (TASR) - Remarks made by Prime Minister Robert Fico (Smer-SD) on Thursday with respect to the Prosecutor-General's (PG) Office have nothing to do with factual and civil discourse and, on the contrary, could lead to a great tragedy, Prosecutor-General Maros Zilinka warned in a video
Fico: Zilinka Gives Coalition Reasons for Lawful Changes to Prosecution Service
Bratislava, 24 September (TASR) - Prosecutor-General Maros Zilinka is giving the governing coalition every reason to make fundamental legislative changes to the functioning of the prosecution service, as his tenure has stripped the Office of the Prosecutor-General of its last remnants of public trust, Prime Minister Robert Fico (Smer-SD) declared
Maskarova: Police Funding Shouldn't Be Linked to Sensitive Cases
Bratislava, 23 August (TASR) - I consider it to be important that the funding and staffing of the police shouldn't be linked to, or associated with, specific sensitive cases, nor should it be based on which specific individuals or legal entities are under investigation, Police Corps President Jana